1.29.2013

A few photos from our friend's Bergen St., Brooklyn apartment we did a little on-the-cheap decorating to back in 2003.
Top, gradient radiator: a can of orange and a can of yellow meet in the middle. (Radiators don't need to always be painted silver).
-The painting above the desk sort of mirrors what's going on on the radiator. It's from The Carousel Thrift Shop in Southport, Ct., one of our all time favorites. Old French paperbacks are always a nice prop, and leaning against a stretched Coke bottle makes them a little less pretentieux.
-We painted a black border inside the bedroom walls. Originally this was going to be done with fabric, a la David Hicks, but then I saw a photo of how that withstands time (not so well) and we chose glossy paint.
-We made a custom monogrammed mantle/fireplace to make it a little more homey. This was painted white, but you can see here that it was made from a variety of "street wood". The mirror was a perfect fit, and perfect patina, from an abandoned lot in Brooklyn.
-The door was painted with her apartment number, another idea from Terence Conran's The House Book.

1.28.2013

This is a Pollock-inspired painting we made a few years ago for a Past/Present project Design Sponge asked us to do. In our mind it was an updated "painted-floorcloth"- based not on a geometric pattern but on the paint-splattered floor of Jackson Pollock's studio. However, it proved to be too wild and off the mark, and we were nixed, but happily left with a pretty close copy of a Pollock to hang on our wall (as the paint flew and it looked more and more like "Lavender Mist" I thought it would be so much better on the wall.)
But as I haven't gotten around to screwing 1x2s together for a stretcher, it's time for somebody else to enjoy it.

1.07.2013

New in the shop, a lot of 4 double rolls of 1970's metallic wallpaper, in a very Biba-esque palm/fan/herringbone design. Each roll is 28"x27'- that's about 250 square feet, or a small New York apartment's worth.

1.03.2013

From The Giant Golden Book of Biology (1961).
Other than if it were illustrated by Al Jaffee, this is the most fun you could have looking at a biology book.
And it's nice to see Charley Harper's illustrations in context, as they were published. I especially love the pregnancy timeline.